#whyIsign - Trending Campaign Goes Viral

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Meet Stacy Abrams, the person who started the #whyIsign social media movement.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/whyisign-trending-campaign-goes-viral.html" title="#whyIsign communites campaign"><img height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5q2QPQaYd_6He5Clok2pkRBk_9Ht_wBrwg0ZSFLEyMHz_QQ2iPF-48xbqUfctTdxbcXLYwqDixPwx3P0mwSa_X8MOPmgubpJeiWtZQqo5WcM-FgsVeUIlsExm3ABtRPrz8kzT-NXyXVt/s400/%2523whyIsign.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/stacy.abrams.50" target="_blank">Stacy Abrams</a> welcomes everyone to join March 13th-15th <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">#whyIsign</a> trending campaign!<br /><br /><br /><br />Stacy Abrams How did #whyIsign start? she thought of it to inspire families everywhere to share their personal stories about why they elect to sign with their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> children. There are countless reasons why we care so much about signing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a>. Now it is your opportunity to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">share your story</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mOlftws5cyM" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br /><a href="http://dailymoth.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Moth</a> - The Deaf Host ASL Radio Show: Meet Stacy Abrams, the Deaf woman who started a social media campaign to embrace and inspire families of Deaf children.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/autI7jMiAV0" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />Top reasons why supports #whyIsign:<br /><br /><br /><br />#1 To sign is human.<br /><br /><br /><br />#2 Researches have proven that learning ASL first can help improve speaking skills.<br /><br /><br /><br />#3 It is important that the baby is exposed to ASL because language acquisition is important to take place, during first five years of the child's life.<br /><br /><br /><br />#4 The point of the #whyIsign message is that Deaf children who have ASL have greater academic success.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can help make <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">#whyIsign</a> go viral. Share <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">your story with the media</a>!<br /><br /><br /><br />Purchase your #whyisign t-shirt - <a href="http://www.route66promo.com/product/whyisign/" target="_blank">http://route66promo.com/product/whyisign</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow #whyIsign on social media:</b><br /><br />Youtube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23whyisign" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/whyisign</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Whyisign-515038975329512/" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/whyisign</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/whyisign" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/hashtag/whyisign</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whyisign/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/whyisign/</a><br /><br />Official Website - <a href="http://www.whyisign.com/" target="_blank">http://www.whyisign.com</a>

#whyIsign - Trending Campaign Goes Viral

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Mastyl Signs - A Deaf-Owned Business Interview

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Exclusive interview with a Deaf-Owned business of the Mastyl Signs company in Flint, Michigan.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/mastyl-signs-deaf-owned-business.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Mastyl Signs - A Deaf-Owned Business"><img height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvaFjAHCoyHwkYN8BdIgwCuuDaKyfUC-T-6JiaBD3onHBB-SEFjYNjz0XLA5-eDR3d6DEEDmyzis6WizTf94Xi1FKf_z0OZZ_5UykjoFd6Tu1wQxaqILaNC9CgdKM2fngLBvRYD3JJkICl/s400/mastyl-signs-deaf-owned-business.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://dailymoth.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Daily Moth</a> is a new ASL radio show, delivers news in video using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a>. The Deaf host, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-abenchuchan-721bb7a9" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alex Abenchuchan</a>, covers trending news stories and Deaf topics.<br /><br /><br /><br />Exclusive interview with a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a>-owned business-<a href="https://www.mastylsigns.com/" target="_blank">Mastyl Signs</a> is a small family owned custom sign business located near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" target="_blank">Flint, Michigan</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mastyl Signs specialize in small sandblasted signs for home and businesses, do also provide other types of custom <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signage" target="_blank">signage</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> people can sign. This Deaf man can also make signs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WyKmcuFe060" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />Feel free to explore this site and see what we have to offer, check out his shop and order your custom sign at <a href="https://www.mastylsigns.com/" target="_blank">www.mastylsigns.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Follow @TheDailyMoth</b><br /><br />Subscribe - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/thedailymoth" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/thedailymoth</a><br /><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thedailymoth?_rdr=p" target="_blank">https://facebook.com/thedailymoth</a><br /><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/thedailymoth" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/thedailymoth</a><br /><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedailymoth/" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/thedailymoth</a><br /><br />Linkedin - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-abenchuchan-721bb7a9" target="_blank">https://linkedin.com/in/alex-abenchuchan</a><br /><br />Official Site - <a href="http://dailymoth.com/" target="_blank">http://dailymoth.com</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Post:</b> <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Daily%20Moth">#The Daily Moth</a> -- <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Deaf%20Business">#Deaf Business</a>

Mastyl Signs - A Deaf-Owned Business Interview

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Starkey Hearing Foundation 'Exploitation'

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Starkey Hearing Foundation's exploitation becomes boycott from the Deaf community around the globe.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr6jW_-vn-GLh-j8N-B8Sq1BjYMKaeBWEW_JFzN9PjrCoS3ZJpyra6JCIe3teCQkXcuhhSeIlIgYfJRl8Ou9925GFGT3jP8LzZA4yMrXNG1tap3TtWhx5zKSRq1sqJMdcsODMSvMJ3GyQ/s1600/starkey-hearing-foundation.jpg" title="Starkey Hearing Foundation Exploitation From The Deaf Community"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrr6jW_-vn-GLh-j8N-B8Sq1BjYMKaeBWEW_JFzN9PjrCoS3ZJpyra6JCIe3teCQkXcuhhSeIlIgYfJRl8Ou9925GFGT3jP8LzZA4yMrXNG1tap3TtWhx5zKSRq1sqJMdcsODMSvMJ3GyQ/s400/starkey-hearing-foundation.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />SAN FRANCISCO -- Thousand of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf and Hard of Hearing</a> people around the world concerns with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarkeyCares" target="_blank">Starkey Hearing Foundation</a> issues over exploitation from celebrates and NFL players who does not knowledge in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaf_culture" target="_blank">Deaf Culture</a> nor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">Sign Language</a>, but just "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing" target="_blank">Hears</a>" which a lead under fire in the Deaf community. Here's the story covers about the Starkey Hearing Foundation's exploitation.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://dailymoth.com/" target="_blank">The Daily Moth</a> is the most popular <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/p/deaf-news.html">Deaf News</a> in the United States, sharing the extremely important message to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community about the Starkey Hearing Foundation issues.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cad1906.org/" target="_blank">California Association of the Deaf</a>'s concerns with Starkey Hearing Foundation - During a pre-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" target="_blank">Super Bowl 50</a> event hosted by Starkey Hearing Foundation, over seventy people received free <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_aid" target="_blank">hearing aids</a>. While it was hailed by the media as a good deed, parents of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> children felt it was exploitation. In this interview, Alex discusses why they felt that way and how Starkey could better frame Deaf people.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ATIQfcSoD1k" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />To view <a href="http://www.cad1906.org/chapters/statewide/entry/starkey-s-letter-in-response-to-cad-s-february-14th-open-letter" target="_blank">California Association of the Deaf</a>'s letters. To learn more about ASL and early language acquisition, go to <a href="http://www.asl4deafkids.org/" target="_blank">http://www.asl4deafkids.org</a>. Warning: California Association of the Deaf's <a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwj12vD8i4XLAhUGuRQKHdIqDXQQpwgIIjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.google.com%2Fwebsearch%3Fp%3Dws_hacked&usg=AFQjCNH1k7hr1cnoyVQ7hXq1P5Ozrgz7Zw&sig2=BF43OowilClX0GtZxrtcZg">website may be hacked</a>, claimed by Google. The Deaf community believe it comes from the Starkey Hearing Foundation. What a shame.<br /><br /><br /><br />There's more about the Starkey Hearing Foundation issues from the United Kingdom "Deaf Culture and the Starkey Hearing Foundation."<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KTdEcwfZoTc" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />A Deaf vlogger <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVMDpyBuE11KTFob5pwoBGQ" target="_blank">Genki Steph</a> from the United Kingdom sharing the video in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Sign_Language" target="_blank">British Sign Language</a> discussion topic regarding the Starkey Hearing Foundation and the open letter sent by <a href="http://deafchildren.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Stefanie-Ellis-Gonzales.pdf" target="_blank">Stefanie Ellis-Gonzales</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Nice to see the patriachy alive and thriving! Open letter from the United Kingdom: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxk-6ixj_vcRRk8tdFBuT2FjYjQyMElYSGd2cDNYVVF0akVB/view" target="_blank">Letter Here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Post:</b> <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/search/label/Starkey%20Hearing%20Foundation">#Starkey Hearing Foundation</a>

Starkey Hearing Foundation 'Exploitation'

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Deaf Community & NMSD Opposes HM 21

VIDEO: <i><b>Deaf News - New Mexico School for the Deaf and Deaf community opposes HM 21. A big win-win for the community in the state of New Mexico.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br />Today the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_School_for_the_Deaf" target="_blank">New Mexico School for the Deaf</a> (NMSD) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> community came together to oppose <a href="https://legiscan.com/NM/text/HM21/id/1310176" target="_blank">HM 21</a>, a controversial proposal to change the campus to a four-year college program. The motion was withdrew. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyMoth/videos/484108121791093/" target="_blank">NMSD Alumni Mark Ramirez</a> fills us in what happened. Here's video in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GarFkTEJOXw" width="500"></iframe></div><br /><br />To view HM 21: <a href="http://bit.ly/1Sedgy0" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/1Sedgy0</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Transcript -- Hello, I’m at the Roundhouse, it’s an government building in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico" target="_blank">Santa Fe, New Mexico</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />There was just a proposal and a discussion. Check out the people here. See the NMSD community. Teachers, staff, students, and alumni came in big numbers to be supportive. Family, friends, and parents also came. It’s very inspiring. There’s more people around the corner.<br /><br /><br /><br />What happened? One representative proposed HM 21, and in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language" target="_blank">language</a>, it proposed NMSD be changed to a four-year college program, to offer more collegiate options other than <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Gallaudet</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Naturally, this change would negatively impact NMSD’s K-12 program, early intervention, outreach, and other services. Those services reach a multitude of students and people.<br /><br /><br /><br />After the representative proposed it to the committee, the committee asked who was opposed to it. Many parents, student, alumni, students, staff, and faculty shared touching stories of their experiences and the importance of Deaf community, culture, and language - and the outreach services.<br /><br /><br /><br />After this touching display, the committee asked who was in favor of HM 21. Nobody showed support for it. Some was neutral. In the end, the committee, including the representatives and the chair - discussed amongst themselves and asked HM 21 to be withdrawn. They said they might re-evaluate this later. They told the representative to work with the NMSD/Deaf community, to not work without them. This was a big win for us.<br /><br /><br /><br />The final result: the representative withdrew HM 21. It’s over. But, we’re looking at the possibility that it might happen again in the future. We will stay vigilant. -- with Mark Ramirez. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyMoth/videos/484108121791093/" target="_blank">Source</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Read the comments on Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheDailyMoth/videos/484108121791093/" target="_blank">NMSD Deaf Community Opposes HM 21</a>

Deaf Community & NMSD Opposes HM 21

VIDEO: Deaf News - New Mexico School for the Deaf and Deaf community opposes HM 21. A big win-win for the community in the state of New Mexi...

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